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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • obi_0gechukwu@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • @worldemail.com

Fraud email example:

From: KEVIN PAUL <pjesq@worldemail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:11:03 -0500
Subject: CONTACT MR OBI OGECHUKWU

Dear friend,  

I beg for your forgiveness. I don’t know how sad you will feel to read from me that I was able to conclude without you, the transaction you and I where working on to transfer some money into your personal bank account.  

I had to conclude the transaction with some one else, a friend from London whom I am presently at moment residing with and working on a big business investment here in London. To be candid with you, I have not been having rest of mind, because of the way I suddenly kept you away in concluding the transaction then, not because of my own fault, but you where unnecessarily delaying the whole transaction and also been foolishly skeptical.

However as God fearing as I am, I think it is Godly that I compensate for all effort then, you with a check of 850 pounds, which I have already written on your name and left with my lawyer to send to you upon the receipt of your telephone number and full contact address where the check will be delivered to you.

 You are therefore in view of these notification from me, requested urgently to contact barrister obi 0gechukwu on his email address stated as follow. Obi_0gechukwu@yahoo.com. His telephone number is 234-8023-5801-12.

Tell him you have my instruction to contact him for the release of your check with him for the past one week to you to your contact address.

Thank and bear with me as I wait to read promptly.

Mr Kevin Paul

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